Harbour Lights Holiday Apartments (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies on https://harbourlightsdevon.com/ (the “website”). By using the website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the owners of the site.
Cookies can be “session” cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or “persistent” cookies, which remain on your device for a set period.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for our website to function correctly. They enable core functionality and cannot be switched off in our systems. For example, they allow you to navigate the website and use our contact form.
- Performance and Analytics Cookies: We use these cookies to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. We use Google Analytics to understand which pages are most popular and how visitors navigate our site. This helps us improve the website and your Browse experience. The data collected is aggregated and does not directly identify individual visitors.
- Functionality Cookies: We embed a Google Maps widget on our website to show our business location. Google Maps sets cookies that may track your usage to provide map functionality.
3. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, third-party cookies are used by services we integrate with:
- Google Analytics: This service sets cookies to collect information on how visitors use our site, including the number of visitors, where they have come to the site from, and the pages they visited. This helps us to improve our website.
- Google Maps: When you interact with the embedded map on our website, Google Maps may set cookies to store your preferences and for other purposes as outlined in Google’s privacy policy.
4. Your Choices and Consent Regarding Cookies
Under UK law, we are required to obtain your consent before setting non-essential cookies. When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent.
- Cookie Consent Banner: We will provide you with a clear choice to “Accept” or “Decline” the use of cookies for analytics and functionality. You will also be able to change your preferences at any time.
- Browser Settings: You can also control and delete cookies through your browser settings. The “Help” menu on the menu bar of most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable cookies altogether.
Please note that if you choose to decline non-essential cookies, some features of our website, such as the embedded map, may not function as intended.
5. More Information About Cookies
To learn more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu.
6. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page, and the updated policy will take effect as soon as it is posted.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at info@harbourlightsdevon.com.
Effective Date: July 2025